Firefighters.
Aerial images of the fire at the LEA plant in Vitoria-Gasteiz
The big fire this afternoon is considered controlled because it is not expected to spread, but it will take "time" to extinguish it completely.
The fire has left no injuries, but two neighbourhoods have had to be confined for two hours due to intense smoke. The fire started around 1.45 p.m. and the accident could have been caused by a tanker truck transporting chemicals to the company.
"There have been six or seven explosions, but one has been very large and has shaken the whole building."
The residents of the neighborhoods of Abetxuko and Arriaga do not yet know when they will be able to return to their homes. The City Council of Vitoria-Gasteiz has announced the transfer to the Arriaga Civic Center of a number of evacuees in the portals of Aramangelu Street, near the scene of the accident.
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Ana Esther Conde, who has been working at the Lascaray-LEA company for almost 20 years, told EITB Media that at 1.30 p.m. the fire alarm started to ring and they had to leave the building running. "When we got out, we saw the flame and we were scared," she added.
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